Seven-time world champion Michael Schumacher has been injured in a skiing accident in Meribel, France.
The German 44, who retired from Formula 1 for the second time at the end of the 2012 season, has been taken by helicopter to hospital in Moutiers.
"I do not know the severity of the injury," the director of the ski station told French radio station RMC.
"The police are currently conducting their investigation into the origins of the fall."
He added: "We do not know yet if it happened on a piste or off-piste."

More to follow.

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Former motor racing world champion Michael Schumacher has suffered head injuries in a skiing accident.

It happened while the 44-year-old was skiing in the French resort of Meribel in the popular Three Valleys area.

It is understood he was wearing a helmet when he hit his head on a rock in an off-piste area, and that he did not lose consciousness.

He was airlifted off the mountain and is now at a hospital in Grenoble.

"At the moment I am unaware of the gravity of his injury. The police are in the process of investigating the cause of the fall.

"He fell at 11:07am, whilst off piste in Meribel.

"He was wearing a helmet and hit a rock. The emergency services arrived quickly at 11:15am ... He was in shock, a little shaken but conscious. It might be a head injury but it's not serious."